Weed-burner for railroad-cars.



No. 790,062. PATENTED MAY 16, 1905. W. W. LAMB & F. G. GLUETT. WEED BURNER FOR RAILROAD CARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY}, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WILBERT W. LAMB AND FRANCIS G. CLUETT, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

WEED-BURNER FOR RAILROAD-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,062, dated May 16, 1905.

Application filed m 2, 1904. Serial No. 205,932.

To all whom it 'Inay concern:

Be it known that we, VVILB RT W. LAMB and FRANoIs G. OLUETT, citizens of the United States,residing at Sioux City, county of Woodbury, State. of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Weed-Burners for Railroad-Cars; and we declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to weed-burners for railways; and it has for its object an improved portable torch-carrying frame adapted to be used for the destruction of weeds along the right of way of railroad-tracks.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a hand-car with the weed-burner attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan of the frame which carries the torches. Fig. 3. shows a burner adapted to swing to one side of the car.

1 indicates a hand-car of any approved construction, from one end .of which is suspended by brackets 2 a frame consisting of angled le-- vers 3 and 4: and cross-bar 5. I The cross-bar 5 is a pipe at the middle point of which there is a stand-pipe 6, the upper end of whichis connected by horizon tal pipe 7 andfiexible pipe 8 to a tank 9, mounted on the car. At the junction of the pipes6 and 7 there is a regulating-valve 10. From the hollow bar 5 a number of small feed-pipes 11 extend to the rear, and at the terminal of each pipe 11 is a torch-burner 12, made in any approved form for the burning ofhydrocarbon fuel.

The upright parts of the levers 3 and 4 are joined by a cross-bar 13, which engages one of several hooks on a pivoted holding-bar 14, that is pivotally connected to the car, and by means of which the elevation of the burner 12 may be regulated at will.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 the burner 51 is pivoted at its inner end to the terminal of an elbow 52 from pipe 54:, that extends to one side from the middle line of the car. i It is supported at this end on a pivotal standard from bar 53, and when folded to the position shown in Fig. 3 it is carried or supported by the bar 53 and occupies a position quite similarto that of the burner shown in Fig. 2; but

. torches, supporting-bars therefor attached to the car arranged to permit vertical but not lateral movement, a second burner-bar pivotally joined at one end to an end of the previouslymentioned burner-bar and adapted to be swung horizontally to one side of the car, each of said bars being perforated, and torches mounted thereon, substantially as described.

2. In-a weed-burner, in combination with a vehicle and a fuel-tank mounted'thereon, a horizontal burner-bar adapted for vertical adjustment but otherwise fixed with reference to the vehicle and extending rearwardly therefrom, a second burner-bar pivotally connected with one end of said first-named bar and adapted to be swung horizontally from its position,

so bstantiallyparallel with said first-mentioned bar, to one side of the vehicle, each of said bars having perforations at intervals along their length, torches connected to said bars,

one at each perforation, a supply-pipe leading from, the tank to the burner-bar, and means for adjusting the height" of the burner-bars, and for holding them in various positions, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

WILBERT W. LAMB. FRANCIS G. GLUETT.

Witnesses:

J. MURRAY RUMsEY, R. F. GRAHAM. 

